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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13131

1 March 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 32
SECTORAL POLICIES / Consumers
Financial services contracts concluded at a distance—Member States’ negotiating position expected at EU Competitiveness Council
Brussels, 28/02/2023 (Agence Europe)

Chaired by Swedish Minister for Energy, Business and Industry Ebba Busch, the EU’s Competitiveness Council is expected to reach a general approach on the revision of the EU directive concerning financial services contracts concluded at a distance—which aims to adapt Directive 2002/65/EC, which the new directive will repeal, to the digital environment—on Thursday, 2 March.

“The text has broad support from Member States. We expect an agreement”, a senior EU official emphasised...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: The green car: the power of symbolism (2/2)
SECTORAL POLICIES
INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs amend proposal on EU-level protection of local craft and industrial products
AGRICULTURE: Swedish Presidency of EU Council submits a compromise text on geographical indications
AGRICULTURE: MEPs in favour of increased hemp production in EU
AGRICULTURE: European Commission publishes good practices for using fewer chemical pesticides
TRANSPORT: Germany ready to oppose provisional agreement on new car emissions if European Commission does not propose rules to allow e-fuels
ENERGY: eleven Member States reaffirm importance of nuclear power in meeting EU’s climate goals
CONSUMERS: financial services contracts concluded at a distance—Member States’ negotiating position expected at EU Competitiveness Council
HEALTH: Stella Kyriakides reiterates objectives of future European Health Data Space
COHESION: MEPs concerned about challenges of implementing Interreg programmes
Russian invasion of Ukraine
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission opens two calls for proposals to further involve Ukrainians in Single Market
EXTERNAL ACTION
SERBIA/KOSOVO: Serbian and Kosovar leaders approve EU proposal, but still need to work on implementation
KOSOVO: Besnik Bislimi advocates for his country’s candidate status for EU membership by end of year
UNITED KINGDOM: welcomed by both sides, ‘Windsor Framework’ for Northern Ireland now has to go through British Parliament
NEAR EAST: EU calls for calm
ACP: EIB and European Commission sign agreements to boost private investment in ACP countries
TRADE: European Commission adds products to its list of dual-use items of which exports are monitored
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: fighting gender violence, MEPs seek balance between EU competences and strong directive
GENDER EQUALITY: MEPs will again call for mandatory anti-harassment training
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
PAYMENTS: IBAN name check will not be enough to prevent bank fraud, warns German expert
COMPETITION: Apple receives statement of objections over App Store rules for streaming music providers
STATE AID: green light for €89.6 million in Hungarian aid for Samsung SDI’s electric vehicle battery plant
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: ‘One Health’, EFSA presents its scientific opinion on SARS-CoV-2 in farmed and wild animals to ‘COVI’ Special Committee of MEPs
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TAXATION: operator of an online platform is presumed to be supplier of services provided for purposes of VAT rules, according to Court of Justice of EU
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: IEEP criticises ‘CAP strategic plans’ of 3 EU countries
ECONOMY: social protection and health were main items of public expenditure in 2021
RESEARCH: initiative to promote Taiwanese stakeholder participation in Horizon Europe
SERBIA: Olivér Várhelyi announces €2.2 billion package to upgrade railways
SOCIAL: new online tool to help social service providers access EU funds
TRANSPORT: Single European Sky, Airline for Europe calls on EU to deliver on airspace reform
TRANSPORT: T&E says leasing companies are undermining transition to electric vehicles
UKRAINE: NATO membership is a long-term perspective, says Jens Stoltenberg